evasion

noun

the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

the deliberate act of failing to pay money

a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

Roots

vadovas- · Latin · go, walk

Synonyms for evasion

dodgingn equivocationn escapev avoidancen evasivenessn elusionn subterfugen circumventionn prevaricationn tergiversationn concealmentn sidesteppingv deceptionn

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Where does evasion come from?

The word evasion breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vas-, from Latin vado (“go, walk”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.